Posted: 1/22/2014 7:46:30 AM EDT
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I recently moved back home with my parents, on their couch, to help take care of my dad who had a stroke. I work nights and my mom works during the day so one of us is always here to take care of him. Their house is small with no place really to store bulk food. So I am looking to either build or buy a building just for this but can not decide on what size to get. 8x12, 8x10, 12x12 ect... I don't want to go with a small one then regret it later. What size places do you guys use or have for food storage? What do you recommend?
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Friend went looking and was honest with the people. Asked em if they had one they wanted to move that day at a decent price. He could write a check right there, or could have brought cash knowing him. Delivery and setup was included for the price. He did not get a screaming deal like paying just the cost of materials or something, but he paid a lot less than they usually ask for them. You will fill whatever you get. I would do some basic drawings on paper or use the puter and see what stuff like some 55 gallon drums take up for space and what not. Do you want a loft? Around here they are easy to get and a pain to get moved later on if you want to move it to another property. I would go look at some and see what you want for space. Me being me, I would go decently large with a loft for the lighter weight stuff. But me being me I also know I am not beyond adding onto it later on and doing the work myself. If I had one I would extend a side out like a lean too for keeping rain off stuff like the riding mower and what not. I would probably build a fuel locker on the back of it, mostly for the propane tanks so they have a place to vent if needed. |
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Honestly, a lot depends on how many people you are storing for, what you are storing and how you plan to store it.
Being here in Texas, you probably need to consider an a/c unit. You can store a large amount of food in a fairly small area. I built a pantry onto my mancave, it is 10'L x 10'W. It has a slanted roof which is 10' on the high side and 8' on the low side. We easily store a years worth of rice, beans, pasta, grains, powdered milk, sugar, salt and assortede canned goods for 2 people in there. The bulk of our preps are stored on one side within a 10'Lx2'Wx10'H area. (200CF) 
The bulk of our storage is #10cans in boxes and 1gal Mylar bags. and we still have plenty of room for a worktable, shelves for my wifes canning and a grain mill. The area across from the shelves: 
We rotate through our preps, so the canisters on the right shelves hold a #10 can or 1gal Mylar amount of food (about 5lbs). |
